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October 2010 Tube Products International 35
Steel pipe
distribution
and finishing
SDL-Landini group, established in 1964,
is a leading company in the European
steel pipes market. The group is focused
on steel pipe distribution and finishing,
and operates a range of finishing
lines for steel pipes, including a hot
dipped galvanising line, a polyethylene
polypropylene coating line and an
internal epoxy line.
From the beginning, the group’s main
goal has been to produce high quality
products, as demonstrated by its ISO
9001 certification, issued by Sincert
International. The company also aims to
introduce efficient methods so that plant
operation does not disturb the natural
environment.
Eurocoating Pipe Srl – Italy
Harco Metal Products, a specialist
in tube fabrication and systems
integration, has secured a contract to
manufacture MediGLIDER™ products
for ConMediSys.
ConMediSys, a developer of safety
products for health care facilities,
created the MediGLIDER to address the
growing risk and cost associated with
staff injuries caused by physically lifting
and moving patients. The MediGLIDER
is a gurney with a built-in conveyor
belt that allows one person to move
a patient from one location to another
without physically lifting them.
Harcomanufactures thechromeside rails
that keep the patient on the MediGLIDER
during transport, along with the chrome
end rails used for structural support to
maintain the mechanical integrity of the
unit. The company was first approached
to assist with developing the product
in 2009. The development team faced
issues regarding weight versus strength,
design functionality and a cost-effective
method to produce a high quality bright
polished finish for the final assembly.
“Servicing the medical industry is a
natural progression in Harco’s business
model,” commentedHarco president Jay
Hall. “This project not only demonstrates
our immense capability to produce
parts of any kind for any industry, but
it solidifies Harco’s reputation as a
producer of accurate, safe, and reliable
metal parts.”
Harco, based in both Arizona and
Alabama since 1990, supplies
fabricated tubular design, components
and assemblies, including project
management and systems integration.
Harco Metal Products – USA
Delivering patient safety and
equipment integrity
Eumet Metallhandel GmbH has been
providing customers with semi-finished
products in various sizes, qualities and
alloys for more than 15 years.
The company’s core business is
distributing copper tubes for applications
such as refrigeration, air conditioning,
plumbing systems for domestic
installation, as well as for electrical
purposes.
Available copper qualities are CW 024
A, CW 008 A/CW 009 A, CW 004 A
and CW 021 A, with more qualities on
request.
Tubes can be produced in accordance
with EN, AENOR, AFNOR, KIWA, UNE
or GASTEC standards.
Eumet has also customised its product
range to meet customer requirements
with composite tubes and pipes made
from PE-RT and PE-X for the same
applications. The materials meet all
necessary national and international
standards.
The company can deliver condenser
and heat-exchanger tubes in alloys
including CuNi10Fe1Mn, CuNi30Mn1Fe,
CuNi10Fe1, 6Mn, CuZn20Al2As,
CuZn28Sn1As and SF-Cu.
The tubes meet relevant standards
such as EN, ASTM, ASME, GHOST,
BS and NFA. Eumet’s product range
also includes tube-sheets and
circular blanks/discs for these tubes,
manufactured in the same alloys.
Eumet Metallhandel GmbH –
Germany
Copper tubes for refrigeration
and air conditioning
applications